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Nearly Sane

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'We’ve always been distracted'
« on: February 03, 2023, 06:47:15 PM »
Interesting article on the worry that our attention span is being affected by technology.


https://aeon.co/essays/google-didnt-break-your-brain-a-history-of-distraction
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Sriram

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Re: 'We’ve always been distracted'
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2023, 06:13:19 AM »


Concentration is one of the benefits of yoga and meditative practices.
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Re: 'We’ve always been distracted'
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2023, 09:36:19 AM »
Quote from: Sriram on February 08, 2023, 06:13:19 AM

Concentration is one of the benefits of yoga and meditative practices.

Or, indeed, any lifestyle which includes rest, breaks and a moderate degree of physical activity.

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Re: 'We’ve always been distracted'
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2023, 10:34:23 AM »



More emphasis on the mind than the body is the point I am referring to...
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Re: 'We’ve always been distracted'
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2023, 11:02:05 AM »
Quote from: Sriram on February 08, 2023, 10:34:23 AM
More emphasis on the mind than the body is the point I am referring to...

Rather depends on what's stopping you concentrating, I'd think. There's certainly plenty of studies which show the benefits of exercise (in which I'd include at least some forms of Yoga) on concentration.

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